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* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.infer;
import org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.CompilationUnitDeclaration;
/**
* Engine for inferring types from compilation unit.
*
* <p>Clients may implement this interface but should expect some breakage by future releases.</p>
*
* Provisional API: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
* change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
* from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
* (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
*
* @since 3.2
*/
public interface IInferEngine {
public final static char[] ANONYMOUS_PREFIX = {'_','_','_'};
public static final char[] ANONYMOUS_CLASS_ID= {'a','n','o','n','y','m','o','u','s'};
/**
* Initializes inference engine. Always called before {@link #setCompilationUnit()}
* to let engine prepare for next compilation unit.
*/
void initialize();
/**
* Set compilation unit for processing.
*/
void setCompilationUnit(CompilationUnitDeclaration parsedUnit);
/**
* Requests to perform type inference on provided compilation unit. Always called
* after {@link #setCompilationUnit(CompilationUnitDeclaration)}
*/
void doInfer();
/**
* Provides inference options to the engine.
*/
void initializeOptions(InferOptions inferOptions);
}